11th Annual Shorty Awards Categories


See below for official categories. Entries close and voting ends on February 21st, 2019 at 11:59pm ET.

Influencers

Honoring the most notable and viral Influencers from 2018. See below for official categories.

Arts & Entertainment
Content of the Year
Creative & Media
Team Internet
Tech & Innovation

Brands & Organizations

The Shorty Awards honor the talented agencies, brands, and industry leaders behind the best and most innovative work on social media channels, campaigns, websites and applications.

By Campaign
By Design
By Industry
By Overall Presence
Campaign by Platform
Content and Media
Influencer & Celebrity Brand Partnership
Websites & Apps
Strategy & Engagement
Video by Platform
Video Content

Best in Health, Fitness & Medical Sites & Apps

This award honors the integration of social media with websites and apps related to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences or fitness. The use of social media elements to enhance user interactivity, promotions, contests and campaigns are eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Health, Fitness & Medical
winner
audience
Magic Tree App Launch Social Media Campaign
The Magic Tree App is the first of its kind, created for children ages 5-8 who have a mother with breast cancer. The app allows parents to talk to with their children about the diagnosis through games, videos and other educational tools. The client was looking to drive awareness and downloads in the U.S. in March 2018.The App was developed with ...

Finalists

Health, Fitness & Medical
finalist
Blink Health is revolutionizing the pharma industry, bringing transparency to prescription prices
While technology has simplified nearly every facet of our day-to-day lives, the United States healthcare system--and especially the U.S. prescription drug system-- is one of the few remaining industries that has not been impacted by e-commerce. This makes prescription medications outrageously expensive for many Americans. And due to a complete l...
Health, Fitness & Medical
finalist
Over The Dose: Combating the Opioid Epidemic
In 2016, 40,000+ Americans died from an opioid overdose. 40% of overdose deaths involved a prescription opioid, such as Oxycontin. While health officials are rightly calling this an epidemic, few understand how to educate those most at risk. Rather than use scare tactics that focus on people dying from opioids, young adults need better inform...
Health, Fitness & Medical
finalist
Your Voice Lives On
There were approximately 1,081 fatalities caused by public shootings in the United States last year alone. Creating a public health crisis from coast to coast. With arguments raging on how to manage this growing epidemic, we felt compelled to give people a platform to voice their concerns. Dead or alive.

Nominees

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, and the rest of the social web.

The 11th annual shorty awards will be held may 5, 2019 in nyc.